Case-controlled study to assess risk factors for aortic stenosis in congenitally bicuspid aortic valve

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 690-693

  Chan, Kwan Leung ^a   Ghani, Mansura ^a   Woodend, Kirsten ^a   Burwash, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035884862     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01820-3     Document Type: Article

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